If you’ve worked for years writing rich, thoughtful stories and no one seems to care, then take heart.

How to make a science fiction story smoother and more believable.

I bet Moses spent more time recording Genesis Chapter 1 than any other chapter from Genesis to Deuteronomy.

Make your fiction more enjoyable than anything else your readers could be doing.

Literary fiction has prettier sentences than commercial fiction.

Lampshading is when authors point out plot holes in their own stories. Don't do it.

Stories don't have just one hook. There are a number of them you must master.

Quit trying to write popular, snappy characters, or your readers will leave you.

For me to enjoy a book or movie, I must be able to relate to at least one of the characters.

My wife tells me I should write stories that appeal to women. I keep telling her I write stories that appeal to everyone.

Good dialogue creates good character. The two are inseparable.

The interaction between fictional characters in stories is just as genuine as our relationships with real-life friends.

Give your readers a path. Don't make them feel like they're lost in the forests of Endor.

Life presents us with so many curious questions. How can we answer them all? We answer a few and then work our way up. Here we go!

Would you rather hear emotionally charged, heated lectures for hours on end, or a few brief, well-worded, carefully arranged suggestions?

Instead of trying to write a great first page, create interesting characters and let them do the work for you.

How to increase your word count when writing fiction.

Let your subtext hide within your story so it lingers at the back of your readers’ minds.

Instead of worrying about genre, authors should write what comes from their hearts and minds.

For your stories, you are the director, casting director, markup artist, and lighting technician.

You get only one short sentence to attract your readers.

The narrator does the unappreciated job of revealing the truth that the characters can't see.

The best story beginning is the simplest.

What did your mother always tell you? “Don’t make a scene.” She was wrong.